RESPONSIBILITIES:
Required to provide live-in care service to enable service users to lead as independent a lifestyle as possible. PEG feeding ,Tracheostomy and Stoma care experience essential. This Care Service will involve a programme of personal care, health care and household management that is personalised for each service user in the form of a Care Plan. Care duties will therefore include assisting the service user with the following
1.1 Personal Care:
· Dressing and undressing / preparing the service user for Day Care or trips out.
· Washing / bathing / showering / shaving / grooming / cleaning teeth.
· Hair care (washing / brushing).
· Nail care (fingernails only).
· Toileting and all aspects of personal hygiene.
· Continence management.
· Getting in and out of bed.
· Day / evening / night sitting services, as required.
1.2 Healthcare - assisting the service user to take prescribed medication, PEG feeding, Tracheostomy and Stoma care as required
1.3 Dietary Care:
· Preparation of snacks and meals according to the service user’s likes.
· Assisting with feeding, as required.
1.4 Domestic / Household Services:
· General cleaning duties, to include cleaning / dusting / vacuuming / polishing.
· Bed-making.
· Clearing refuse and rubbish.
· Laundering / Ironing as required.
· Shopping, and the preparation of shopping lists and assistance with budgeting.
1.5 Personal services:
· Assistance with personal finances, to include paying bills, collecting pensions.
· Personal planning (birthdays / anniversaries etc)
· Democratic rights (voting cards etc).
• To conform to all Policies and Procedures laid down by the Organization in respect of carrying out these Care Duties and in other administrative aspects of the business, as relevant
• To maintain accurate, concise and timely records of service user care, daily sheets and time sheets.
• To participate in Staff, Team and Quality Management Review Meetings as directed by the Registered Manager / Supervisor.
• To report back to the Registered Manager / Supervisor on any aspect of service user care which he / she feels warrants investigation or urgent action.
• To participate in reviews of service users’ Care Plans as required.
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